August 2008

Highland Woods Golf Course in Hoffman Estates, Illinois is a Forest Preserve course that I’ve played on numerous occasions. It’s inexpensive (usually <$50), and you can often find a tee time on Saturday or Sunday morning, whereas most other area courses have permanent tee times.
It plays to 6,772 from the Blues, and 6,934 yards from [...]

I’d heard a lot about Harborside International Golf, just south of the city of Chicago, and was lucky enough to play it one rainy, Sunday morning. Luckily, the rain stopped just as we were approaching the first tee, which made the course play longer, but was much better than playing in the rain.

We played the [...]

Although I’ve played Markay Memorial Golf Course a few times in the past, this review will be based on the Sunday morning I played it, which happened to be the Sunday of the 2008 British Open (Yay Padraig!) Here’s a shot of the corner of the clubhouse you pass just before getting to the bag [...]